BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Murray Edwards College DESCRIPTION:Aim of Course This course aims to equip church leaders and those training for ministry to answer some of the questions about science and religion which they might well face during the course of their ministry. Are science and religion in conflict? How does one interpret the early chapters of Genesis? How do we understand the foundational Christian doctrines in the light of science\,and how are ethical issues raised by science to be handled? Speakers (listed in alphabetical order) and topics See multimedia items for this course.
Tuesday November 6 | |
5.30 pm | Prof. George F. R. Ellis: The CiS-Faraday Lecture: The Multiverse\, Ultimate Causation and God |
8.00 pm | Dinner |
8.45 pm | Introduction |
9.00 pm | Prof. Sir Brian Heap: Being a Christian in Science |
10.00 pm | Questions and Discussion |
10.30 pm | Bar and more Discussion |
 \; Wednesday November 7 | |
8.00 am | Breakfast |
9.00 am | Rt Revd James Jones: Jesus and the Earth |
10.00 am | Questions and Discussion |
10.30 am | Coffee Break |
11.00 am | Revd Dr Rodney Holder: God and the Big Bang |
12.00 pm | Questions and Discussion |
1.00 pm | Lunch |
2.00 pm | Prof. Bob White FRS: Global Warming - A Christian Response |
3.00 pm | Questions and Discussion |
3.30 pm | Tea Break |
4.00 pm | Dr Denis Alexander: Does Evolution Have Any Religious Implications? |
5.00 pm | Questions and Discussion |
5.30 pm | Dr Gordon Wenham: Interpreting the Early Chapters of Genesis |
6.30 pm | Questions and Discussion |
7.30 pm | Gala Dinner |
9.00 pm | Panel Discussion with 4 Speakers Questions and Discussion |
10.00 pm | Bar and more Discussion |
 \; Thursday November 8 | |
8.00 am | Breakfast |
9.00 am | Dr Allan Chapman: Why do Scientific Writers Sometimes React Irrationally when Faced with Religion? An Historical Survey from the Reformation to Reductionism |
10.00 am | Questions and Discussion |
10.30 am | Coffee Break |
11.00 am | Prof. John Bryant: Genes - Make-up\, Manipulation and Movement |
12.00 pm | Questions and Discussion |
1.00 pm | Lunch |
2.00 pm | Prof. John Bryant: The Ethics of Stem Cell Research and Cloning |
3.00 pm | Questions and Discussion |
3.30 pm | Tea Break |
4.00 pm | Depart |